Shirt.



1. MEYERHOIIF SHIRT.

APPLICATION FILED AUGiZ. I9|6 Patented Nov. 5, 1918.

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' from moving upwardly out of the trousers of the wearer.

A-further object is the production of a garment, as mentioned, which will be of extremely simple construction, one which` maybe readily and easily applied and the lower end thereof fastened to the wearer, and which will be comfortable in wear.`

@ther objects will appear hereinafter. With these objects in View, the invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

Theinvention will be best understood by reference to theV accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in whlch,

Figure l is a perspective view illustrating the manner of arrangement of the shirt when worn, and

Fig. 2 is a front view of the shirt, removed.

rl`he preferred form of construction, as illustrated in the drawings, comprises a shirt'l having a divided front, forming dans 2 and 3. Said flaps 2 and 3 are provided, at their lower or adjacent corners, with button holes 4 and 5. At the back of the shirt, adjacent the lower end thereof, are provided two considerably spaced buttons 6 and 'l'.

lln using the shirt, the flaps 2 and 3 are passed rearwardly between thelegs of the wearer and crossed, the flap 2 being buttoned to thel button 7, whereas the ap 3 is secured to the button 6, said buttons 6 and 7 thus engaging with the button holes 5 and d res 1 ectively.

ith this arrangement, it will be seen dpectdeatton of Letters Patent.

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that the lower end of the shirt will be securely drawn about the hips of the wearer, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, so-as to prevent the same slipping upwardly. At the same time,` the waist of the wearer will be loose and free, the same being permitted to assume its natural position.

Appllcant is aware of the fact that shirts have heretofore been provided wherein an extenslon .is provided at the back or front of the shirt which is passed between the legs of the wearer and secured at the opposite slde of the shirt, but this arrangement has proven unsatisfactory and inedective for the reason that with this arrangement' the sides of the lower end of the shirt are left unfastened, and consequently draw upwardly and in time protrude from the trousers. With applicants construction, however, the sides of the lower end of the shirt are drawn snugly about the body of the wearer and are thus as securely locked against upwardly slipping as the central port1ons of the shirt. rllhe buttons 6 and 7 are arranged Well to the sides of the back of the shirt, as-seen, so as to aid in the securing of the side portions of the shirt, as just mentioned, this position of the buttons, also bringing the same to positions where the same oder the-least discomforture to the wearer of the garment. Moreover, said buttons, in these positions, are very readily accessible so as to permit of ready7 buttonlnor unbuttoning of the iiaps of the shirt.

hile l have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into edect, this is capable of variation and modification Without departing from the spirit of the invention. l, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claim.

`Having described my inventionv what ll claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A shirt having a divided lower front nortion forming right and left hand front flaps, each of said flaps being passed diagonally rearwardly between the legs of the wearer,

the left hand Hap passing t0 the ri ht side `In testimony whereof I have signed my of the back of the shirt and the rig t hand -name to this specification-in the presence of ap passing tothe left side of the back of two subscribing witnesses.

the shirt, sai-d iaps crossing each other be- JACOB MEYERHOFF. tween the legs of the wearer; and means for Witnesses:

fastening` sald iiaps in said positions, sub- JOSHUA R. H. Ports,

stantially as described. HmN F. LmLIs. 

